Which to use
“selbstgemachte” and “selbstgemachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,288
- “selbstgemachte” frequency rank
- #49,249
- “selbstgemachten” frequency rank
- 82537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selbstgemachte | selbstgemachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selbstgemacht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selbstgemacht |
Where the eye mixes selbstgemachte and selbstgemachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. selbstgemachte runs 14 letters (CVCCCCCVCVCCCV) against selbstgemachten's 15 (CVCCCCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: selbstgemachte vs selbstgemachten
A purely visual mix-up. selbstgemachte ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtə]) and selbstgemachten ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “selbstgemachte” sits inside “selbstgemachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selbstgemachte is recorded at frequency rank #33,288, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtə]. selbstgemachten is at rank #49,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 82537, this pair ranks #155,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selbstgemachte vs selbstgemachten
Shared letters: abceghlmst. Private to "selbstgemachte": -. Private to "selbstgemachten": n.
"selbstgemachte" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCCV · "selbstgemachten" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- selbstgemachte ← eslbstgemachte · seblstgemachte · selbbstgemachte · selbsgtemachte · selbsstgemachte · selbstegmachte · selbstgeamchte · selbstgemacchte
- selbstgemachten ← eslbstgemachten · seblstgemachten · selbbstgemachten · selbsgtemachten · selbsstgemachten · selbstegmachten · selbstgeamchten · selbstgemacchten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "selbstgemachte" for "selbstgemachten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "selbstgemachte" vs "selbstgemachten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "selbstgemachte" and "selbstgemachten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,463 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selbstgemachte" and "selbstgemachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selbstgemacht vs selbstgemachten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #155,463 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.